(Date) Dear (Donor): I have received your "Offer of Gift," dated ___________________, by which you, on behalf of the (Name of Company), offered to convey (Description of Property) to the United States of America as a gift. I accept with pleasure your gift and conveyance of the (Property), pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2601.
At minimum, a gift letter should include: The giver's name and relationship to the borrower. The dollar amount of the gifted funds. The source of the gifted funds, such as an account number and statements.
A $10 tax is due on a gift of a motor vehicle to an eligible party. The gift tax is the responsibility of the eligible person receiving the motor vehicle, and the person pays the gift tax to the county tax assessor-collector (CTAC) at the time the person titles and registers the motor vehicle.
Have a “Survivorship Rights” remark placed on the Texas title: Submit this completed Form VTR-122 with an Application for Texas Title and/or Registration (Form 130-U) to a county tax assessor-collector's office. In addition to the remark, up to two names can be printed as survivors on the Texas title.
The title application must be accompanied by Affidavit of Motor Vehicle Gift Transfer (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Form 14-317). The Donor and Recipient must both sign the affidavit and title application. Either the donor or recipient must submit all forms and documents in person to the county tax office.
It is better to ``sell'' the car for the minimum as the gift tax is higher...
Gifts to a spouse are not reported on a tax return, regardless of the amount gifted. Generally gifts to a spouse are not subject to the requirement to file a Form 709. What you have described is not an exception so there would be no reporting of the gift on a form 709.
To prepare a gift deed, you need to include the legal description of the property, the names of the donor and recipient, a clear statement indicating the gift's nature and have it notarized before filing it with the county clerk's office.